Overview
Adobe ColdFusion has been found vulnerable to an Improper Input Validation issue, tracked as CVE-2025-24446. This vulnerability affects ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier. Exploitation allows an attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code remotely without any user interaction.
Technical Details
This flaw is categorized under CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The core issue lies in the failure to properly sanitize input data, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code within the context of the application. Although user interaction is not required, admin panel privileges are necessary to leverage this vulnerability.
CVSS Score and Severity
According to the CVSS v3.1 scoring system, this vulnerability has a base score of 9.1, labeled as Critical. The CVSS vector is:
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: High
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Changed
- Impact on Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability: High
Affected Versions
- Adobe ColdFusion 2025.0 and earlier
- Adobe ColdFusion 2023.12
- Adobe ColdFusion 2021.18
Mitigation and Recommendations
Adobe has released updates to address this vulnerability. Organizations using affected versions should:
- Apply the latest ColdFusion security updates immediately.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted users and internal networks only.
- Monitor ColdFusion servers for unusual behavior or unauthorized access.
Conclusion
CVE-2025-24446 highlights the ongoing importance of input validation in web applications. Despite the need for admin privileges, the lack of user interaction combined with the critical severity makes this a high-priority issue for all ColdFusion users.
For more details, refer to the Adobe Security Bulletin.
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